TV Picks 08.10.14

SUNDAY, Aug. 10, 2:30pm
Catholic Aid to Syria’s Refugees
EWTN In this 2014 documentary, Italian filmmaker Elisabetta Valgiusti focuses on the many Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq and on the crucial aid that Caritas International provides them. Advisory: TV-14.

TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 8, 9 and 10pm
Chasing Shackleton
PBS In three 60-minute segments, this documentary follows Tim Jarvis and his team as they re-created, in 2013, the desperate 800-mile voyage of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) and his crewmen in 1916. A re-airing from January.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, Aug. 14-18
Pope Francis Visits South Korea
EWTN Pope Francis will address young people in Daejeon at the sixth annual Asian Youth Day. He will meet with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, receive relatives of the victims of this past April’s Sewol ferry disaster and visit a Catholic charismatic shelter for poor and homeless people. On Aug. 15, he will celebrate Mass for the feast of the Assumption. On Aug. 16, he will celebrate a beatification Mass for 124 Korean martyrs. On Aug. 18, he will say Mass in Seoul’s Myeong-dong Cathedral for reconciliation and peace. Check EWTN.com for times.

FRIDAY, Aug. 15, 8am
Mass for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
EWTN The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, Ala. Re-airings at 6:30pm and midnight.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, Aug. 18-22, 3am, 6:30pm
Be a Man: Take Courage and Be a Man Who Lives as a Beloved Son
EWTN Father Larry Richards of the Diocese of Erie, Pa., preaches about Jesus’ public ministry and its meaning for today’s men.

SATURDAY, Aug. 23, 12:30 and 3:30pm, live
2014 Little League World Series Semifinals
ABC Today’s games will determine which two teams will play in the World Series Championship game on Sunday, Aug. 24.

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